Finsteres Loch Gorge – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Dreiherrenstein

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Finsteres Loch Gorge – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Dreiherrenstein

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Finsteres Loch Gorge – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Dreiherrenstein

03:45

12.9km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.07 km

Historische Holzkohlehalde

Archaeological Site

6.54 km

Ochsenwiese on the Goethe Trail

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The section of the Goethe hiking trail on the edge of the Ochsenwiese is very idyllic.

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7.87 km

Forest Trail in Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Beautiful hiking trail, easy to walk.

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8.08 km

Faulenzerlucht Rocky Outcrop

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8.34 km

Finsteres Loch Gorge

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great spot to hike

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8.35 km

Finsteres Loch Wooden Bridge and Waterfall (Touringen Stamp Station 145)

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Shortly before Stuetzerbach you will find a fairy-tale gorge, which gained notoriety through Goethe's poem "Ilmenau". In 1783 a large, nocturnal hunting camp took place here. Today there is a …

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8.37 km

Finsteres Loch (Thuringia Stamp 145)

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We passed by there already in the dark. It is really completely dark there.

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8.54 km

Stamp 145 — Dark Hole

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Here you feel like you're in a jungle. A great place.

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8.93 km

Knöpfelstaler Pond

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Before continuing on the romantic part of the Goetheweg in the Ilmkreis, this place offers a place full of peace and harmony.

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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.20 km

4.65 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.49 km

3.80 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

2°C

-1°C

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Comments

July 3, 2022,Finsteres Loch – Knöpfelstaler Teich Runde vom Dreiherrnstein

Beautiful tour, except for a piece of totally overgrown path. You really had to fight your way through.😏

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Finsteres Loch Gorge – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Dreiherrenstein

Ochsenwiese on the Goethe Trail

Forest Trail in Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Faulenzerlucht Rocky Outcrop

Finsteres Loch Gorge

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Knöpfelstaler Pond

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